diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/damage_procs.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/damage_procs.dm
index ea5017832b9..be113d9201f 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/damage_procs.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/damage_procs.dm
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 /mob/living/simple_animal/proc/adjustHealth(amount, updating_health = TRUE, forced = FALSE)
 	if(!forced && (status_flags & GODMODE))
 		return FALSE
-	bruteloss = round(clamp(bruteloss + amount, 0, maxHealth),DAMAGE_PRECISION)
+	bruteloss = round(clamp(bruteloss + amount, 0, maxHealth * 2), DAMAGE_PRECISION)
 	if(updating_health)
 		updatehealth()
 	return amount
diff --git a/code/modules/vehicles/mecha/equipment/tools/mining_tools.dm b/code/modules/vehicles/mecha/equipment/tools/mining_tools.dm
index 8f1ed86a70b..f191a866d0f 100644
--- a/code/modules/vehicles/mecha/equipment/tools/mining_tools.dm
+++ b/code/modules/vehicles/mecha/equipment/tools/mining_tools.dm
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@
 	target.visible_message("<span class='danger'>[chassis] is drilling [target] with [src]!</span>", \
 						"<span class='userdanger'>[chassis] is drilling you with [src]!</span>")
 	log_combat(user, target, "drilled", "[name]", "(INTENT: [uppertext(user.a_intent)]) (DAMTYPE: [uppertext(damtype)])")
-	if(target.stat == DEAD && target.getBruteLoss() >= 200)
+	if(target.stat == DEAD && target.getBruteLoss() >= (target.maxHealth * 2))
 		log_combat(user, target, "gibbed", name)
 		if(LAZYLEN(target.butcher_results) || LAZYLEN(target.guaranteed_butcher_results))
 			var/datum/component/butchering/butchering = src.GetComponent(/datum/component/butchering)